Essay on Forests and Coniferous Trees

Every forest has a story to tell. By looking closely at its habitants, that story can be interpreted. Much of this narrative is written in the trees: their age, their tolerance to shade, and the rate at which they grow are all characteristics that can imply a lot about their environment. Exploring these relationships and how they connect with each other can indicate the health and history of the land. Heiberg Forest, located in northern New York, was once used for agricultural purposes in the 1800-1900’s. (Nowak, Lecture Notes) Much of the land once used for farming was left to regrow back into a young forest. The life history of different tree species can be determined by examining the most common species in Heiberg.

The human activity that is used in lumber and timber harvesting is forestry. Humans that work in the forest industry area do lumber/timber harvesting to give other humans their basic needs, wants and values. (ex-wood, paper etc).

The ethics of logging have long been debated by environmentalists and wood manufacturing companies. “ No trees for the future would be dreadful indeed. That's

The natural ingredients in the forest contain supplements that cure diseases and sickness but as for cutting down much of the forests, give less hope to all patients which are sad because the element to alleviate pain is vanishing rapidly. As for basic nourishments, the leaves on a tree absorb carbon dioxide also known as photosynthesis which releases oxygen into the air. Leaves are nutritious and are one main resource for the consumption for animal survival. While trees and deforestation are a problem, animals are too because of cattle grazing which is an addition to the destruction of forests.

The forests have an independent watchdog(?) named British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board (BCFPD). The board oversees the activities of forest companies, their private contractors, and the government on public land. The board audits randomly selected forestry companies to be audited for compliance and enforcement with forest practice requirements, audits the enforcement of the government forest practices requirements, addresses public complaints on forestry practices, and conducts special investigations on forestry issues (mr113). All the work that the BCFPD does has led to notable positive changes in BC forestry. Some of these positive changes include: Less disturbance from logging, smaller cut blocks, better logging roads and proper maintenance, and more deactivation of logging roads (mr113). While reports have noted these improvements, the board still believes that there is room for improvement. Policies and changes are continually evolving to make BC’s forest as competitive and sustainable as possible. Some of the changes that are believed to be needed include new policies for efficiency, more timber availability to smaller organizations, such as first nations or small communities to help long-term economic development, and many others(mr113).

to switch by making regulations more strict as well as a greater number of them

Under the soil of the forest there is a huge layer of redwood roots. Roots from a redwood tree may only grow 3 feet down but they can grow up to 20 feet out away from the trunk of the tree. The roots of many redwood trees are grown together any many times, when a tree starts to lean, the thick layer of roots can hold it up. When redwoods start getting cut down this can ruin the layer of roots that covers almost all of the forest. Then redwood trees would not have much support as they do and would be more inclined to fall over. Cutting down redwoods would also lower the chance of reproduction. Redwood trees only reproduce every so often, this process could take over five years. First the redwood drops acorns that fall to the forest floor. Then after some time, a larger type or acorns is dropped and releases pollen which pollinates the first acorn (Hemmerich 2014). Many of the seeds do not grow at all. Only about one in every 200 seeds will grow and become a full sized redwood tree. Of course this process does not happen overnight, it can take up to 100 years for a seed to grow and become a mature redwood tree (Hemmerich 2014).

37. Question : A tree harvest method which leaves enough trees as a temporary shelter wood over story to provide 40% crown cover is called a:

Most of the planet's other forests have been lost to industrial progress. Where as Canada's Boreal is still home to millions of migratory songbirds, caribou herds, a diversity of fragile plants and large predators like lynx and wolverine.

I have read your Traux story and would like to agree, but in some ways disagree. I believe you wrote this story to explain to people, that may doubt your decision to deforest, that there are ways to keep logging companies in business without harming the environment. The Truax story is about a logger trying to reason with the “protector of the trees.” He tells Mr. Guardbark that for every one tree, he plants five. He also mentions that they have set apart land that cannot be deforested, which are called preservation sites. The man also says that by cutting trees, more biodiversity is created. Additionally, he tells Mr. Guardbark that by not logging, steel and plastic would be needed for houses, causing oil and ores to run out. Lastly, he says that if the trees are not reduced, there would be no opening in the forest ground. This is so because trees are constantly growing and can crowd out animals that live underground. The protector agreed with the logger and let him continue his job.

Ninety percent of the earth’s trees between three and four hundred years old have been cut down. The remaining ten percent is all we will ever have (Gallant, 97). The definition of deforestation by the Random House Dictionary of the English Language is "to divest or clear of forests or trees.” Deforestation is one of the most significant issues of our time; considerable measures must be taken to prevent further pillaging of our unique forest resource.

To begin, forest based industrialization is based on forest resources that are used to stimulate economic growth and development. One of the products that have been most important to human economies has always been wood. Wood is durable, light weight, easily worked, waterproof, and a good fiber source. Wood is used in almost every aspect of our lives, for building materials, living, and just surviving. We need wood to build our homes to live in and buildings in which we work and spend the other resource that comes from trees “money”. Studies show that 70% of the products that we use a day are made of some kind of wood. If we were to look around our homes and count all the items that are made of wood we would probably find that 60 percent are made of wood. Without wood humans and other species would never be able to survive.

I am appealing to you as a conservationist. I believe that the natural resources of the forest can be of great help to us. As we experience this oil and gas crisis in the US, we are forced to import oil from foreign countries. Thus causing the cost of

The Wilderness Society’s Governing Council states that “No other ecosystem in the world can store as much carbon as do these forests, and it’s a capacity they have not yet begun to reach” (Bert5). Trees are very important to all of the living species. The cutting down of the trees is now nearly 4 billion trees or 35% of the total trees cut around the

Forests are extremely important to both living and non-living things. Forests contribute to many aspects of life. It is not surprising that the destruction of tropical forests have people in a state of distress. These "forests constitute half of the forests of the world and they nest 70% of all plant and animal species of the planet" (Downing et al. 1992: 115). Erosion is a major problem, especially in mountainous regions. Many farmers who cut into forests on the sides of mountains eventually experience problems with erosion. Forests provide the roots to hold the important top soils in place. The thick canopy allows the falling rain to slowly reach the forest floor, while creating important pools in leaves and small crevices in trees. Most of the time, much of the rain will evaporate before it ever reaches the forest floor